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Illinois Scores Top Rank in Reintegrating Ex-Incarcerees, Alaska is Lowest

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Take Alaska , for example, which the report ranks as the lowest-performing state in terms of nearly every law category analyzed — receiving “F” grades for pardoning, felony relief, misdemeanor relief, certificates of relief, employment, and occupational licensing laws. Washington D.C. in the past 50 years. “We

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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

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According to the reports, which are the result of two years of research, New Mexico is short more than 600 full-time public defenders across adult and juvenile courts, whereas Oregon is short nearly 1,300 public defenders. ” New Mexico and Oregon.

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St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods – Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back

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But a court struck down the practice as a violation of the constitutional freedoms of association and movement, and the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003 let that ruling stand. Some defendants also face active court cases for alleged violations. Court cases are typically sealed after the successful completion of probation.

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Missouri Court: Mark McCloskey Pardoned But Still Guilty

JonathanTurley

Mark McCloskey later pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors to end the case, but was then granted a pardon. The Missouri Court of Appeals has now prevented that return of the weapons by denying a motion for replevin. He then sough the return of two firearms. As such, the state law on the seizure of the weapons stands.

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“Like A Needle Pulling A Thread”: Kim Gardner Kicked Off McCloskey Case

JonathanTurley

I have been skeptical in the past of the charges brought against Mark and Patricia McCloskey by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner given the countervailing rights of gun possession and home protection in Missouri. Now, a court has removed Gardner as prosecutor for fundraising on the case. Republican Missouri Gov.